Guest guest Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Taken from Bhagawan's Discourse in Bangalore on 10th'July'1959 When you do Bhajana and sing the names of God, you should contemplate on such underlying truths. The Naamaavali : Hare Raama, Hare Raama, Raama Raama, Hare Hare;Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare has sixteen words and each of the sixteen signifies a virtue which has to be cultivated along with that Bhajan. The 16 Virtues of a Spiritual Person must be : a Bhaktha, a Thapoyuktha, a Samsaara Muktha, a Paadasaktha of the Lord, a Vihitha, a Dhaanasahitha, Yasomahitha, a Kalmasha rahitha, a Poorna, a Gunagana, an Uththeerana, a Vidhyaavikeerna, a Jnaana vistheerana, Swaantha, a Sadhguna kraantha, a Vinaya vishraantha, and finally, a Paadhaswaantha of the Lord or at least he must pray, with verbal repetition of each word, for the growth in him of each of these attainments which will take him nearer the goal. Swami meant that a spiritual seeker should be: full of devotion, prepared to enjoy suffering, free from the attachment to the transitory, eager to serve the Lord, of correct conduct, charitable, having an unsullied reputation, with no blemish on his character, fully content, endowed with good qualities, equipped with all the virtues, equipped with the fruits of learning, ripe in wisdom, self-controlled, adorned with commendable social traits, full of humility. Om Sai Ram Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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